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{{Short description|Flag carrier of Senegal}}
{{distinguish|Air Sénégal International|Senegal Airlines}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2019}}
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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Air Senegal
| logo = Air Senegal Logo.svg
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| IATA = HC
| ICAO = SZN
| callsign = SENSA
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| founded = {{start date and age|2016|||df=yes}}
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| headquarters = [[Diass]], [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]]
| key_people
| Ibrahima Kane ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
| Ousmane Pouye ([[Chief operating officer|COO]])
| Babakar Danfakha ([[Chief financial officer|CFO]])}}
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| destinations = 22<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Air Sénégal on ch-aviation |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/SGG |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=ch-aviation |language=en}}</ref>
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| website = {{URL|www.flyairsenegal.com}}
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'''Air Senegal'''
== History ==
The airline
On 29 April 2018, the airline received its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC),<ref name="4R">{{cite web|date=30 April 2018 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/martinrivers/2018/04/30/newly-certified-air-senegal-to-launch-in-may-adding-a319s/#1a7376823b05 |title=Newly Certified Air Senegal To Launch Flights In May, Adding A319s |work=[[Forbes.com]] |access-date=9 October 2019 |author=Martin Rivers}}</ref> and commenced domestic flights on 14 May 2018 with a fleet of two brand new [[ATR 72|ATR72-600]]s. In the fourth quarter of 2018, it leased two [[Airbus A319]]s from Lessors [[Avolon]] and Apollo and started deploying to several regional destinations. The airline added a third A319 jet in June 2019 to serve regional destinations, including [[Abidjan]], [[Cotonou]] and [[Conakry]].<ref name="5R">{{cite web|url=https://www.africanaerospace.aero/a-new-a319-for-air-senegal.html |title=A New A319 For Air Senegal |date=7 June 2019
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The airline ordered two long-haul wide-body [[Airbus A330-900]]s in November 2017 at the Dubai Air Show.<ref name="6R">{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dubai-air-senegal-signs-for-a330neo-443370/ |title=Dubai: Air Senegal Signs For A330neo |publisher=[[FlightGlobal]] |date=16 November 2017 |access-date=9 October 2019 |author=David Kaminski-Morrow
|place=Sutton, London, United Kingdom}}</ref> It became the first African acquirer of this new type of aircraft.<ref name="7R">{{cite web|url=https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2018/02/air-senegal-confirms-its-order-for-two-a330neo-aircraft.html |title=Air Sénégal Confirms Its Order For Two A330neo Aircraft |publisher=[[Airbus|Airbus SE]] |date=2 February 2018 |access-date=9 October 2019 |author=Airbus SE}}</ref> The first plane arrived in January 2019 after a delivery flight from Toulouse and launched the daily Dakar–Paris route.
In November 2019, at the 2019 Dubai Air Show, a [[Memorandum of Understanding]] was signed for 8 [[Airbus A220-300]] regional jets, the airline's largest order so far.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/11/air-senegal-to-grow-its-fleet-with-eight-a220s.html |title=Air Senegal to grow its fleet with eight Airbus A220s |publisher=[[Airbus|Airbus SE]] |date= 19 November 2019 |access-date= 19 November 2019}}</ref> According to CEO Ibrahima Kane, "[They] will contribute to develop our long haul network to Europe and our regional network in Africa", with routes to London, Geneva and Lagos expected to be launched.
The end of 2019 saw big expansion for the carrier. In mid-November the airline strengthened its domestic links with a new route to [[Cap Skirring]] using its [[ATR 72-600]]s, its second domestic route after [[Ziguinchor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287341/air-senegal-adds-cap-skirring-service-from-mid-nov-2019/ |title=Air Senegal adds Cap Skirring service from mid-Nov 2019 |publisher=routesonline.com |date=5 November 2019 |access-date=27 December 2019 |author= Jim Liu}}</ref> There was also expansion in the long haul sector with the arrival of a 2nd A330-900, which enabled the airline to begin flights to [[Marseille]] and [[Barcelona]], the airline's first destination in [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.air-cosmos.com/article/air-sngal-reoit-son-deuxime-airbus-a330neo-22159 |title=Air Sénégal reçoit son deuxième Airbus A330neo |publisher=Air&Cosmos |date= 3 December 2019 |access-date=27 December 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286634/air-senegal-schedules-barcelona-marseille-launch-in-dec-2019/ |title=Air Senegal schedules Barcelona / Marseille launch in Dec 2019 |publisher= routesonline.com |date= 2 October 2019 |access-date=27 December 2019 |author= Jim Liu}}</ref>
The addition of 2 [[Boeing 737-500]]s on lease from Romanian airline [[Blue Air]] allowed Air Senegal to launch new routes to multiple countries in Western Africa, including [[Casablanca]] in [[Morocco]], [[Ghana]]'s capital city [[Accra]], in addition to [[Abuja]] and [[Lagos]] in [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/83436-romanias-blue-air-wet-leases-b737-500-to-air-sngal |title=Romania's Blue Air wet-leases B737-500 to Air Sénégal |publisher=ch-aviation |date= 14 November 2019 |access-date=27 December 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286916/air-senegal-continues-africa-network-expansion-in-w19/ |title=Air Senegal continues Africa network expansion in W19 |publisher=routesonline.com |date=16 October 2019 |access-date=27 December 2019 |author= Jim Liu}}</ref>
Expansion was abruptly halted in March 2020 due to the onset of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], causing Air Senegal to temporarily suspend operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flyairsenegal.com/en/air-senegal-network-informations/ |title=Air Senegal network informations |publisher=Air Senegal |date=March 18, 2020 |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> At the time, the airline was poised to commence flights to a pair of new European destinations - [[Geneva]] and [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeronauticsonline.com/air-senegal-increases-european-network/ |title=Air Senegal Increases European Network |publisher=aeronauticsonline.com |date=1 March 2020 |access-date=1 July 2021 |author=Martin Tietz}}</ref> No update has been provided yet on when these routes will be commenced, though in a May 2021 interview it was hinted by Ibrahima Kane that they could be seen with the arrival of the Airbus A220s that the airline is due to receive in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/members/direct-news/air-senegal--avec-nos-prochains-a220-nous-allons-offrir-le-meme-niveau-de-confort-que-sur-les-a330n-562589 |title=Air Sénégal : Avec nos prochains A220 nous allons offrir le même niveau de confort que sur les A330n |publisher=CAPA - Centre for Aviation |date=27 May 2021 |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> At the end of 2020 Air Senegal received its first [[Airbus A321]], with a second arriving in February 2021. These 2 aircraft helped launch new routes again, this time to [[Milan]] in [[Italy]], the airline's first Italian route, as well as [[Lyon]] in southern France. These routes began in February and March respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/98136-air-sngal-inducts-first-a321 |title=Air Sénégal inducts first A321 |publisher=ch-aviation |date=7 December 2020 |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.logupdateafrica.com/air-senegal-to-begin-lyon-flights-from-march-28-aviation |title=Air Senegal to begin Lyon flights from March 28 |publisher=logupdateafrica.com |date=21 January 2021 |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> April saw the end of the lease on the 737-500s, with the second aircraft, YR-AMD, being returned to Blue Air where it has been parked at the carrier's base in [[Henri Coandă International Airport|Bucharest]].
A significant step in the airline's growth came with the announcement of its plans to fly to the United States for the first time from September 2021.
==Corporate affairs==
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In September 2019, Air Senegal was admitted as a member of the [[African Airlines Association]] (AFRAA).<ref name="20R">{{cite web|url=https://www.logupdateafrica.com/afraa-receives-safarilink-air-djibouti-air-senegal-uganda-airlines-as-members-aviation |title=AFRAA Receives Safarilink, Air Djibouti, Air Senegal, Uganda Airlines As Members |publisher=Logistic Update Africa |date=6 September 2019 |access-date=7 September 2019 | author=Logistic Update Africa Correspondent |place=New Bombay, India}}</ref>
== Destinations ==
As of November 2023, the airline serves 17 countries and 29 routes.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-22 |title=Air Senegal Flights and Destinations - FlightConnections |url=https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-air-senegal-hc |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=www.flightconnections.com |language=en}}</ref>
As of April 2021, Air Senegal operated to the following destinations:<ref name="12R">{{cite web|url=https://flyairsenegal.com/en/contact-2/buy-tickets/|title=Air Senegal: Buy Tickets |publisher=Air Senegal|access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref>
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!Refs
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|[[Benin]]||[[Cotonou]]||[[Cadjehoun Airport]]||||align=center|<ref name=Launch>{{cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|title=Air Senegal Outlines Proposed Regional Network From Late September 2018|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/280676/air-senegal-outlines-proposed-regional-network-from-late-sep-2018/|website=routesonline.com|date=26 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="2024_01_chgs">{{cite web |title=Air Senegal strengthens regional operations from mid-Jan 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240117-hcjan24 |publisher=AeroRoutes |date=17 January 2024 |accessdate=17 January 2024}}</ref>
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|[[Burkina Faso]]||[[Ouagadougou]]||[[Thomas Sankara International Airport]]||{{Terminated|Suspended}}|| align=center|
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|[[Cameroon]]||[[Douala]]||[[Douala International Airport]]|||| align=center|<ref name="2024_01_chgs"/>
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|rowspan="2"|[[Cape Verde]]||[[Praia]]||[[Nelson Mandela International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name=Launch/>
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|[[Sal, Cape Verde|Sal]]||[[Amílcar Cabral International Airport]]||
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|[[Côte d'Ivoire]]||[[Abidjan]]||[[Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name=Launch/>
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|rowspan="3"|[[France]]||[[Lyon]]||[[Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Senegal announces Lyon – where could be next?|url=https://www.anna.aero/2021/01/06/air-senegal-announces-lyon-where-could-be-next/|website=anna.aero|date=6 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="2023_11_euro_chgs">{{cite web |title=Air Senegal closing 4 European destinations for booking in 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231120-hcjan24eu |date=20 November 2023 |accessdate=17 January 2024}}</ref>
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|[[Marseille]]||[[Marseille Provence Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=BCNMRS>{{cite web|publisher=routesonline.com|date=2 October 2019|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286634/air-senegal-schedules-barcelona-marseille-launch-in-dec-2019/ |title=Air Senegal Schedules Barcelona/Marseille Launch In December 2019|author=Jim Liu}}</ref><ref name="2023_11_euro_chgs"/>
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|[[Paris]]||[[Charles de Gaulle Airport]]||
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|[[Gabon]]||[[Libreville]]||[[Leon M'Ba International Airport]]||||align=center|<ref name="2024_01_chgs"/>
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|[[Gambia]]||[[Banjul]]||[[Banjul International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Italy]]||[[Milan]]||[[Milan Malpensa Airport]]||||align=center|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/292952/air-senegal-updates-milan-schedule-from-mid-sep-2020/ | title=Air Senegal updates Milan schedule from mid-Sep 2020 }}</ref>
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|[[Mali]]||[[Bamako]]||[[Bamako–Sénou International Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|<ref name="2024_01_chgs"/>
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|[[Mauritania]]||[[Nouakchott]]||[[Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport]]||||align=center|<ref name="W19">{{cite web |date=16 October 2019 |title=Air Senegal continues Africa network expansion in W19 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286916/air-senegal-continues-africa-network-expansion-in-w19/ |website=routesonline.com}}</ref>
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|[[Morocco]]||[[Casablanca]]||[[Mohammed V International Airport]]|||| align="center" |<ref name="2024_01_chgs"/>
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|[[Niger]]||[[Niamey]]||[[Diori Hamani International Airport]]||{{Terminated|Suspended}}||align=center|<ref name="16R">{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285287/air-senegal-schedules-new-routes-in-3q19/|title=Air Senegal Schedules New Routes In 3Q19 |website=routesonline.com|date=9 July 2019|author=Jim Liu}}</ref>
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|[[Ziguinchor]]||[[Ziguinchor Airport]]||align=center| ||align=center|
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|[[Saudi Arabia]]||[[Jeddah]]||[[King Abdulaziz International Airport]]||||align=center|<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Senegal schedules Jeddah late-January 2024 launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231213-hcjan24jed |publisher=AeroRoutes |date=13 December 2023 |accessdate=17 January 2024}}</ref>
|[[Sierra Leone]]||[[Freetown]]-[[Lungai International Airport]]|||align=center|</ref>▼
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|[[Spain]]||[[Barcelona]]||[[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport]]||{{Terminated}}||align=center|<ref name=BCNMRS/><ref name="2023_11_euro_chgs"/>
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==Fleet==
[[File:Air Senegal, 9H-SZN, Airbus A330-941 (46715789445).jpg|thumb|Air Senegal [[Airbus A330neo|Airbus A330-900]]]]
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|165<ref>{{cite web|last=Liu|first=Jim|title=Air Senegal adds A321 service to Casablanca from April 2020|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/289620/air-senegal-adds-a321-service-to-casablanca-from-april-2020/|website=routesonline.com|date=17 February 2020}}</ref>
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